Today's New York Times Connections puzzle presents sixteen words and four enigmatic categories. To solve it, you must identify the common thread linking words within each category, discarding any irrelevant terms.
This puzzle's difficulty might surprise you, but this guide offers hints, clues, and solutions to help you conquer it.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #577 for January 8, 2025
The puzzle includes: Pick, Memory, Limb, Biscuit, Trunk, Drumstick, Corn, Branch, Ear, Wing, Stained, Bow, Lincoln, Mallet, Tusk, and Division.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
The following sections provide hints, clues, and solutions for each category.
General Hints for the Whole Puzzle
- No categories are food-related.
- No categories focus on tree parts or limb names.
- Corn and Stained belong in the same group.
Yellow Category Hints
A part of a whole, a segment.
Yellow Category Answer
Section
Yellow Category Answer and Words
The category is Section. The words are: Branch, Division, Limb, Wing.
Green Category Hints
Additional parts needed to play instruments.
Green Category Answer
Accessories for Playing an Instrument
Green Category Answer and Words
The category is Accessories for Playing an Instrument. The words are: Bow, Drumstick, Mallet, Pick.
Blue Category Hints
Parts of a large, gray animal.
Blue Category Answer
Distinctive Features of an Elephant
Blue Category Answer and Words
The category is Distinctive Features of an Elephant. The words are: Ear, Memory, Trunk, Tusk.
Purple Category Hints
Other words that fit this category: Vein, Kitty, Trapped.
Purple Category Answer
Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names
Purple Category Answer and Words
The category is Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names. The words are: Biscuit, Corn, Lincoln, Stained.
Answers for NYT Connections #577 (January 8, 2025)
- Yellow - Section: Branch, Division, Limb, Wing
- Green - Accessories for Playing an Instrument: Bow, Drumstick, Mallet, Pick
- Blue - Distinctive Features of an Elephant: Ear, Memory, Trunk, Tusk
- Purple - Words Misspelled in Nu Metal Band Names: Biscuit, Corn, Lincoln, Stained
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